Edwards, Clarence Ransom, 1860-1931

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1906-12-26

Creator(s)

Loeb, William, 1866-1937

Recipient

Edwards, Clarence Ransom, 1860-1931

In anticipation of General Edwards’s arrival in Manila, Frank W. Carpenter informs him of the political and economic conditions of the Philippines during American occupation. Carpenter has lived in the Philippines for nine years and has a thorough understanding of the Filipino people. Although many in the United States worry about an insurrection in the Philippines, Carpenter assures Edwards that most Filipinos are peaceful and that public order is in good condition. Carpenter believes that a Nationalist majority in the Assembly would be beneficial to American interests, even though people in the United States think differently.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-09-06

Theodore Roosevelt asks Chief of Insular Affairs Clarence Ransom Edwards for suggestions about where he should appoint Granville Fortescue. He would like to appoint him to a position in either the Philippines or Panama.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1909-03-05

William Loeb encloses a letter and two telegrams which he would like Clarence Random Edwards to forward to George Curry. President Roosevelt has just made Curry Governor of New Mexico Territory.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1907-04-20

President Roosevelt expresses his pleasure to Clarence Ransom Edwards about the opening of the Philippines Exhibition at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-17

Secretary of War Taft directs Clarence Ransom Edwards to edit Wright’s dispatch concerning the Moros, in those statements that show inquiry into General Wood’s motives. The dispatch can then be published. In a postscript, Taft notes that he hopes to reach Washington on May 25.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-05-20

Secretary of War Taft reports that President Roosevelt has heard “severe criticism” of the Igorrote and “wild tribe” exhibit about the Philippines at the St. Louis World’s Fair. Roosevelt does not want to give the impression that the government is making “the savageness and barbarism of the wild tribes” prominent, and suggests that they wear more clothing.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1904-06-22

Archbishop Ireland would like to be informed when more teachers are to be selected for the Philippines. He is pleased that Catholic agitation against the Roosevelt administration is “quelled for good.” The new Apostolic delegate to the Philippines, Monsignor Giovanni Battista Guidi, is an old friends of Ireland’s and is an excellent choice.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-09-03

Archbishop Ireland finds the War Department’s reaction to the controversy over schooling in the Philippines to be proper and fair.

Collection

Library of Congress Manuscript Division

Creation Date

1902-07-21